Song · Ryan Adams
“New York, New York” by Ryan Adams
From the album Gold (2001)
“New York, New York” by Ryan Adams appears on 11 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 2001 and 2025. It was first released in 2001 on the album Gold. Its best result is #6 on the WXRT Listener Poll: Top 30 Songs of 2001. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #166 alternative song of 2001.
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Ryan Adams wrote "New York, New York" himself and sent it out as the lead single from Gold, his second studio album, in 2001; it was also his first single as a solo artist. Its release had been set for September 11 that year, and after the attacks it was pushed back to November 26, which changed how everyone heard it: a rangy, big-hearted song named for the city suddenly played like a rallying cry, and plenty of listeners took it as an anthem for New York's recovery. Adams sang it on Saturday Night Live two months after the attacks.
The ride-out belongs to a young Kamasi Washington, whose saxophone solo closes the track. It earned Adams a Grammy nomination for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, and in 2009 The Guardian put it on its list of 1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 80 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2001 | 89 |
| 2001 | 92 | WHTG Monmouth-Ocean, NJ | G106.3 Top 106 Songs of 2001 | 106 |
| 2001 | 6 | 93XRT Chicago, IL | WXRT Listener Poll: Top 30 Songs of 2001 | 30 |
| 2001 | 124 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2001 | 191 |
| 2001 | 54 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2001 | 103 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 512 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2009 | 27 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2009 | 53 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Essential Songs | 913 |
| 2013 | 73 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2016 | 172 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 | 913 |
| 2025 | 200 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) | 714 |
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